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Decker Island Wildlife Area

Decker Island Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Decker Island Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Beach Park, a park 2.8 miles away. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.10216, -121.71118

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sandy Beach Park: 2.8 mi
  • Bruning Park: 3.9 mi
  • Drouin Drive Park: 4.0 mi
  • Bruna Vista Park: 4.1 mi
  • Val de Flores Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Hotel Del Rio and Casino: 6.8 mi
  • Isleton's Historic Old Town: 6.9 mi
  • 66 Main Street: 7.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Casino Building: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 45
  • Kirby Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Rose Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Luco Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Kreiger Peak: 14.5 mi
  • Mulligan Hill: 14.7 mi
Museums: 36
Picnic sites: 26
  • Laflin Park Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Mount Diablo Summit Barbecue Area: 19.0 mi
  • Deer Flat: 19.1 mi
  • Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Grapevine Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 24
  • The Fisherman: 10.5 mi
  • "Red Salmon" fishing boat: 10.5 mi
  • Heritage Plaza: 10.5 mi
  • Our Lady of Pittsburg: 10.5 mi
  • The Steelworker: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 23
Attractions: 17
  • Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 8.8 mi
  • Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort: 11.7 mi
  • Suisun Marsh Overlook: 16.9 mi
  • Dragon Roller Coaster: 18.6 mi
  • Windy Grove Cars: 18.6 mi
Springs: 15
  • Sycamore Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Soto Springs: 19.9 mi
  • Moses Rock Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Burma Spring: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Beaches: 2
  • Playpen: 5.0 mi
  • Kite beach: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 21.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Decker Island Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloSW 216°1,173 m18.8 mi
Devil's PulpitSW 216°1,110 m18.8 mi
North PeakSW 216°1,084 m17.7 mi
Ransom PointSW 217°1,037 m18.6 mi
Mount OlympiaSW 217°898 m17.4 mi
Eagle PeakSW 222°722 m18.6 mi
Red Leg PeakSSW 199°652 m18.1 mi
Oyster PointSSW 206°644 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4519:5420:34
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:2016:1016:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485257616773767573665548
Precip in2.72.41.90.90.40.10.00.00.10.41.22.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antioch Pumping PLT #3, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/121201305

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